Thanks Jeane. I have informally experimented with decreasing antibiotic dosages in the past and it seemed that when I got down to 500 mg of cipro and 500 mg flagyl daily that is when the problems started. He is giving me a script for 250 mg tabs so I can go down from 1000 mg of each in 250 mg increments and see what happens. What I am going to try and do is take a lot of probiotics when I lower the antibiotics. I noticed that I did better in my non-antibiotic weeks when I took higher dosages of probiotics supplements and yogurts. So I am hoping that approach will allow me to get down to 500 mg with no problems.
Overall I feel pretty good and have had no real change in my condition as long as I am on antibiotics.
By the ways, effective November 1 my firm goes to Anthem as our health insurance HMO and I am greatly relieved that our GI is on the plan. I would not want to lose him, I have total and complete confidence in him and think he is a great doctor. I feel really lucky as I have had a succession of good GIs and good surgeons to take care of me and I had confidence in all of them.